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What are benefits of avocado for heart?
Avocado is one of the best fruits for human health, because it contains many nutrients necessary for the body, especially for cardiovascular health.
Dr. Svetlana Pavlichenko, a Russian cardiologist, revealed the positive effect of avocado on the work of the heart because it contains important vitamins and minerals.
She asserted that avocados contain potassium, which is responsible for transmitting nerve signals to the heart muscles. And that replacing animal fats with unsaturated vegetable fats reduced the risk of death from heart disease by 24-26 percent.
She noted that avocados contain silicon, boron and nickel, which help improve metabolism. It also contains unsaturated fatty acids, natural antioxidants, vitamins and dietary fiber. Together, these substances help to absorb each other and enhance their positive effect in the body, according to Russia Today
She reported that there are no contraindications to eating avocado, except for an individual allergy to the fruit. It must also be taken into account that it contains a large amount of calories.